Chapter 277 Guan Xue is Pregnant
But as soon as she opened her mouth, Guan Xue almost vomited.
"Honey, what's wrong?"
Huo Tinghan was startled, then realized what was wrong and asked, "Is your stomach upset again?"
As he spoke, he quickly rummaged through the drawer and pulled out some stomach medicine.
Both he and his wife are researchers, spending most of their time in the lab, and they don't even have a fixed time to eat.
When I have time, I'll take a couple of bites; when I don't have time, I'll just nibble on a few compressed biscuits.
After alternating between overeating and going hungry, the couple both developed varying degrees of stomach problems.
"How are you? Are you alright?"
After saying that, Huo Tinghan put the stomach medicine in her hand and poured her a glass of warm water.
He couldn't help but worry, thinking that his wife hadn't eaten much at the family dinner that evening.
"How about I take you to the hospital now?"
Guan Xue shook her head and said it was nothing.
She took the stomach medicine, twirled it in her hand, and then put it back in the bottle.
"What's wrong?" Huo Tinghan asked, puzzled.
Guan Xue glanced at him, her expression somewhat complicated. "It's not a stomachache, I might be pregnant."
"Oh, it's not a stomachache... wait... wait a minute!"
Huo Tinghan was stunned by the news and couldn't react for a long time.
"Wife, what...what did you just say?"
Did he hear that right? His wife said she's pregnant?
Guan Xue nodded, then calmly repeated, "I said possibly, not necessarily 100%."
Although I vomited a lot of acid earlier, this time my stomach didn't feel like it was on fire.
The reason she thought about pregnancy was mainly because an accident happened when she and Si Dai were in bed together more than two months ago.
They were both quite anxious at the time.
However, Guan Xue's menstrual cycle was different from others.
Most people have their period once a month.
She, however, comes seasonally.
It only happens four times a year, and the cycle is very regular.
Therefore, she cannot use this to determine whether she is pregnant.
Going to the hospital was useless; the doctor said that it's only possible to detect pregnancy after at least one and a half months.
Not long after, her research team was to conduct a month-long field survey in Lop Nur, Xinjiang Province.
As a core member, Guan Xue also went along.
In her busyness, she forgot about it.
Guan Xue said, "My last period started on the evening of October 18th, and it's already January 25th and it still hasn't come..."
Before she could finish speaking, Huo Tinghan picked her up in one go.
"So...so...I'm going to be a dad?" His voice trembled slightly with excitement.
Perhaps influenced by his emotions, Guan Xue was also somewhat agitated at this moment.
"It should be, but we'll have to wait until we go to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow to find out the specifics."
"Okay, honey, you go back to bed first."
After Huo Tinghan finished speaking, he asked, "You didn't eat much tonight, would you like me to make you a bowl of noodles?"
Guan Xue shook her head. She didn't want to eat anything right now; she just wanted to get a good night's sleep.
My wife only has this one request, so as her husband, I naturally have to fulfill it.
Soon, the two lay back down in bed.
Guan Xue slept quite soundly that night, but Huo Tinghan, due to excessive excitement, kept his eyes wide open from night until dawn.
The next morning, the two quickly washed up and headed straight to the nearest hospital.
The rest of the Huo family didn't get up until almost nine o'clock this morning because of the family reunion dinner the night before.
There's no time to make breakfast now, so we bought it at the compound's canteen.
Because there are many people in the family, Huo's mother bought more.
When Jiang Si and Huo Tingzhou carried the two little ones downstairs, the eldest brother and his wife were busy setting out the dishes with Huo's mother.
"Mom, eldest brother and sister-in-law, good morning," Jiang Si greeted them with a smile.
Meng Yuan smiled and nodded, noticing that Sui Sui and Zhao Zhao were yawning repeatedly.
He hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Jiang Si hummed in agreement, "I couldn't sleep no matter what I did yesterday, and I played until two or three in the morning before finally falling asleep."
Even when they're asleep, they're still a worry.
I urinated several times during the night.
We went through seven or eight urine culture tubes alone.
"It's okay, I'll put them to sleep after they finish breakfast." These little kids can't stay awake.
After finishing her speech, Mrs. Huo gestured for them to sit down.
At this moment, Huo Erge and his family of four also came out after washing up.
"Hey, haven't the fourth brother and his wife gotten up yet?" Mrs. Huo asked, puzzled.
That shouldn't be the case. The two of them usually go to bed early and get up early; they have a very regular schedule.
Huo Erge, perhaps feeling sorry for the young couple, said, "Mom, they finally get to sleep in, and you're going to interfere with that?"
As he spoke, he also gave Huo's mother a wink.
The meaning was clear: you shouldn't interfere in their affairs.
Mrs. Huo laughed and scolded, "Do I need you to teach me how to do things?"
She noticed that the fourth son's wife looked off yesterday, and wondered if she had caught a cold.
Just as I was thinking about these things, there was a sudden noise at the door.
When everyone looked up, they saw Huo Tinghan carefully carrying Guan Xue inside.
"Fourth brother, what's wrong with Xue'er?" When Huo's mother saw her daughter-in-law looking listless, her heart skipped a beat.
Huo Tinghan put Guan Xue on a chair before straightening up. "Mom, Xue'er is fine."
You've already brought them back, and you still say everything's alright?
Mother Huo said angrily, "You brat, why can't you just say what you mean all at once? Are you trying to drive us crazy with worry?"
Huo Tinghan wanted to keep it a secret, but the smile on his lips was too obvious.
Seeing that his own mother was about to slap him, he had no choice but to take out the pregnancy test report from his bag.
After clearing his throat twice, Huo Tinghan solemnly announced, "Dad, Mom, Grandpa and Grandma, Eldest Brother and Sister-in-law, Second Brother and Sister-in-law, Third Brother and Sister-in-law, congratulations!"
“In a few months, you will become grandparents (great-grandparents), uncles and aunts!”
The living room fell silent instantly after those words were spoken.
Mrs. Huo was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and instantly became excited.
"She's pregnant? Is she...really pregnant?"
Guan Xue nodded. "Mom, it's true. We went to the hospital for a checkup this morning, and the doctor said I'm three months pregnant. Everything is fine so far."
"Good, good, good." Mrs. Huo was so excited that she didn't know what to say.
What's going on this year?
Old Huo got promoted!
The eldest brother is home!
The third child's family welcomed a pair of twins, a boy and a girl!
The fourth child's wife is pregnant again!
One happy event after another, it's truly delightful.
It's just that firecrackers aren't allowed in the capital right now, otherwise Mrs. Huo would have bought a whole basketful to make a good fuss.
However, this was no problem for the old man.
As soon as he finished breakfast, the old man went back to his room and changed into the cotton-padded coat that Jiang Si had bought for him last year.
The hat and gloves were bought by the eldest son's family, and the cotton boots were bought by the second son's family.
Oh, and the chessboard that Lao Si's family bought, we should bring that too.
Grandma Huo was speechless. "They'll be here soon. Can't you go out tomorrow?"
"It's okay, I'm just going out for a walk, I'll be back in an hour at most."
After saying that, the old man held Rui Rui's hand with one hand and hugged Yao Yao with the other.
Then, straightening his back and striding out with an air of indifference, he went out.
"Mom, who's coming later?" Mr. Huo asked, looking puzzled.
Grandma Huo looked away and said with a smile, "Your dad kept talking about wanting to take a family photo all night yesterday."
"I called Lao Si and the others before dawn this morning and asked them to come over for lunch."
"The fourth brother has already made an appointment with a photographer to come to our house this afternoon to take a family photo."
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.
Grandma Huo had barely finished speaking when Uncle Huo's family arrived.
Before he came, the old man said on the phone that he wouldn't go out for lunch and wanted to have hot pot at home.
So Uncle Huo went to the state-run vegetable market early in the morning and bought more than ten kilograms of mutton.
I also bought a lot of lamb offal; I'll make lamb soup with it later.
We already have cabbage, radishes, potatoes, wood ear mushrooms, and frozen tofu at home. If we just get a few more dishes from the cafeteria, that'll be enough for us.
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